Saw gummer and sharpener.



J. H, LOUGHRIDGE. SAW GUMMBR AND SHARPENER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1907.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

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J'. H. LOUGHRIDGE.

SAW GUMMER AND SHARPENER.

APPLICATION IILEDIEB. 2a, 1901.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

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JOHN H. LOUGHRIDGE, OF TYLER, TEXAS.

SAW GUMMER AND SHARPENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

Application filed February 26, 1907. Serial No. 359,343.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. LOUGHRIDGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tyler, in the county of Smith and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Saw Gummers and Sharpeners, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in saw gummers and Sharpeners, particularly designed for convenient and effective operation with gin-saws, or the like.

The main object of the present invention is the production of a saw gummer and sharpener in which the dies and cooperating bits are so constructed as to impart an oval or rounding out to the back of the teeth, thereby materially increasing the strength of the saw teeth in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of simple means for mounting the respective guide and cutting bits, whereby they may be adjusted with particular precision, and secured in place or removed with the minimum of inconvenience and labor.

The invention will be described in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating the application and method of operation of my improvement, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, Fig. 3 1s a plan of the same, Fig. 4 is an end View of the same, Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the heads for the reception of the cutting and guiding bits, Fi 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 5, Fig. F is a diagrammatic view illustrating particularly the formation of the cooperating cutting faces of the cuttin die and cutting bit.

Referring particulariy to the drawings, wherein are illustrated the preferred details of construction, my improved saw gummer and sharpener comprises a main stock 1, constructed of any desired material and of appropriate length and transverse sectional area. At the relatively forward end the stock is formed with a longitudinally extending centrally arranged slot 2, serving to receive the edge of the saw and to provide a guide for the saw during operation.

On the upper surface of the stock 1, to one side of the slot 2 and in advance of the rear end of said slot, I arrange front and rear dies 3 and 4. The dies are arranged in alinement longitudinally of the stock, and are spaced to provide for the passage of the cutting bits, hereinafter referred to, between them. The die 3, hereinafter termed the cutting die, is adapted for cooperation with the cutting bit, and is formed to provide a convex rear or cutting face 5, as clearly shown in Fig. 7

A bit stock 6 is movably mounted upon the main or die stock 1, said bit stock being arranged to rest upon the upper surface of the die stock and being secured thereto through a pivot screw 7 passing through the respective stocks near their rear or handle end. The forward end of the bit stock terminates in rear of the die 1, and carries a bit head 8 for the removable reception of the cutting bit 9 and guiding bit 10. The head 8 is preferably formed of two blocks, 11 and 12, the former of which is preferably formed integral with the stock, and the latter removably secured thereto. The forward or operative faces of the respective blocks in cline forwardly and downwardly toward the dies, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, the operative face of the block 11 being cut away throughout its width and length with the exception of a marginal edge or rib 13 at the relatively outer edge of the block. The rib 18 forms one securing edge for the cutting bit 9, being preferably undercut on its relatively inner surface, as at 1 1, to engage the bit 9, the cutaway portion of the block forming a bit receiving channel 15.

The block 12 is secured to the relatively inner side edge of the block 11 through the medium of a screw 16 and appropriately disposed dowel pins 17. As the respective blocks forming the head are of equal height, the relatively outer edge of the block 12 extends above the bit channel 15, the extended portion forming the opposing wall 18 of the bit channel, and being undercut similar to the rib 13. The block 12 is formed in its forward face with an inclined channel 19, terminating at its lower end in coincidence with the bit channel 15. The wall of the channel 19 next the bit channel 15 is preferably rounded toward said channel at its lower end, as at 20, and an adjusting screw 21 projects through the opposing wall of the channel 19 for the adjustment of the bit within said channel, as will later appear.

The cutting bit 9, preferably constructed of the usual hardened steel for cutting purposes, is coextensive in dimensions and contour with the sectional dimensions and contour of the bit channel 15 and is of a length greater than the length of the forward face ting face or ed e 22 concavedin'longitudinal section to con orm to the curvature of the face 5 of the cutting die. The rear face of the cutting bit is of plain eonfigurationvto bear against the inclined forward face of the iding die at. r

,The guiding bit 10 comprises an elongated strip "of material designed to rest in the channel 19, though of materially less width than the width of said channel. The lower end of the guiding bit is formed on its forwardsurface with a concaved face 23, to correspond with the face of the cutting bit, the rear surface of the guiding bit cooperating with the guiding die, as shown. I

As thecutting bit 9 is held between the walls 13 and 18 of the channel 15, and as wall 18 is formed on the auxiliary block 12, it is obvious that the cutting bit may be secured in longitudinally adjusted position within the channel 15 by proper manipulation of the screw 16. The guiding bit 10 is arranged in the channel 19 with its lower or operative end terminating above the lower or Op ratir e o the cut b t, a d the nclined faces of both bits disposed in the same plane. Thefs'cre'w21is'adapted to b'earat its innerend against the proximateedge of the guiding bitv and secure said bit in operative position withinthe channel 19, all as clearly shown in Fig. 5. To further secure the guiding bit in position I provide a plate 24: arranged to be secured to the block 12 by screws 25 to overlie the channel 19. The die stock is enlarged or thickened laterally in rear of the bit heads 8 to provide a bearing block 26 on which is pivotally mounted a hand operating lever 27. The forward or pivotal point of the lever is in the form of an eccentricydisk 28 designed to peripherally engage'a recess 29 formed in the side wall of the bit stock, A bracketmember 80 is securedjto the die stock opposite the block 26, being proj'ectedfrom said die stock in alinemerit with the bit stock in the form of a sleeve 31 in which is loosely mounted a coil spring 32 designed to bear against and engage the proximate face of the bit stock. adjusting screw 33 is arranged in the end of the sleeve to provide for tensioning the spring as desired. The relatively upper surface of the sleeve 31 is projected inthe form of a plate 3 1 to overlie the bit stock,

7 the forward end of said plate forming an upper bearing member for the pivot pin of r the the lever 27.. The eccentric head of the lever, together with the spring 32- provide a means iforop'eratingthe bit stock in cutting V. an .ad' met he c ttin qp' a 'e' I alsbprovifdea means forautomatically feeding the saw, said means comprising an L- shaped lever 35 having one arm pivotally supported i'na bearing secured beneath the bloclrgfi, The remaining arm 36 of the lever projects forwardly in alinement with the the stock, and carries an arcuate feeding arm 37, bifurcated at its lower or free end, as at 38,to engage the saw teeth. The arm 87 is pivoted to the arm 36 of the lever and is also provided with a laterally projecting )in 39 desi ned to overlie a leaf sarin 40' connected at its rear end to the lower surface of the die stock, whereby the arm is automatically actuated into and out of engagement with the saw teeth.

The pivotally supported portion of the lever 35 is projected beyond the relatively outer surface of, the block 26 and is provided with a fixed arm 41, normally projecting upward into the path of movement of the handle lever 27, so that as said lever is moved to its extreme forward position, which is the arcu'ate stock 45 engaging an adjusting screw 16 secured to the die stock, whereby to adjust the shoe with particular relation to the curvature of the saw being: operated upon. The shoe is of a weight tooverbalance the weight of the device, and is formed with an edge slot L7 to receive the saw'.

The use of my improved saw gumming and sharpening device will be clearly understood from the above'description taken in connection with the drawings, it beingobserved from Fig. 1 that-after the insertion of the saw within the slot 2, the handle lever 27 is operated to force the cutting bit transverse the plane of the saw and thereby cut the material thereof. 7

The particular construction and arrangement of parts described provides an efiicient device of this character in which the saws may be rapidly cut with a minimum of exertion. Furthermore, there is an absolute uniformity of cut, and the affected tooth will be found to be oval or rounding onbacl;

by which the teeth possess materially greater 7 the lever. It is, of course, to be understood that though I prefer to use the cutting die 3, as shown and described, that is with a convex rear or cutting face, that the invention herein disclosed is fully and completely effective and operative with any other specific form of cutting die, as for example a straight die, or one having any desired form of curvature. Of course, the cooperative bits will be formed to correspond with the formation of the particular die used.

While preferring the details of construction shown and described, it is obvious that various changes and modifications may be resorted to without materially affecting the operation or result of my improvement, and I wish it distinctly understood that I consider as within the spirit of the present invention, all such changes and modifications as may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. A saw cutter and sharpener comprising a die stock, front and rear dies carried thereby, a bit stock pivotally mounted at one end on said die stock and operable relative thereto, a bit head carried by the bit stock, a cutting bit adjustably mounted in said head adjacent to said dies and having a beveled shearing edge cooperating with the rear edge of said front die, and a guiding bit adjustably secured in said head and disposed parallel to said shearing edge and terminating above but adjustable relative to the operative end of the cutting bit and adapted to move transversely said the stock between said dies.

2. A saw cutter comprising a die stock, dies carried thereby, a bit stock, means for operating one of said stocks with relation to the other, a bit head in two parts carried by the bit stock, one of said parts being secured to the bit stock and the other part being detachable therefrom, means for clamping the said parts together, a cutting bit mounted in the first named part of the head, said parts at their meeting faces having a channel formed in the forward parts with undercut edges for said bit, a guide bit carried in said detachable part of the head, and a plate carried by said detachable part to secure said guide bit therein.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. LOUGHRIDGE.

Witnesses Geo. S. MoGHEE, C. B. W001). 

